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'Dares only go so far'

Chapter 1

"So Jakey, your graduating this year huh?" Darrell his friend asked.

"Uh, ya?" Jake Ely replied, looking at him like he was brain dead. Which he just might be.

"You know what that means don't you?" He asked. Jake shook his head and continued eating his sandwhich.

"Dude! Are you brain dead?" he practily yelled.

"I was just thinking the same thing about someone else." Jake mumbled.

"It means that you have to take a dare." He said. "Its a routine that this group goes through. You have to do it, or we tell your biggest secret."

Jake looked up with wide eyes. "What the freakin' heck?!"

"And thanks to Joe", pointing to a boy with blonde hair beside Darrell. "We already made it up."

"Oh, crap." Jake groaned when Darrell looked towards Samantha. "You wouldn't."

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"Sam!" Jen said directly in Samantha's ear.

"What?" Sam jumped. She was starring at Jake. Her oldest friend, that she just had to fall in love with. Trust her, it wasn't doing any favors.

"Have you listened to a word I've been saying?" She asked.

"Prolly not." Sam answered honestly.

"Sam! Come on! If you would stop starring at Jake I could tell you where Ryan took me this week." Jen said. Sam was getting sick of Ryan Ryan Ryan.

"Sorry, where did he take you?" Sam asked only listening about 10. The rest was on Jake. His dark brown eyes, hard strong body, long sleek hair...she could go on for hours.

"He took me to this amazing, french resturant. A coke was more than a horse! Kidding." Jen babbled. Just as she was about to continue the bell rang. Sam let out sigh of relief.

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Jake walked outside of the frount doors of Darton High School. There was no way he could ever do the dare that they told him. But if he didn't, they would share to the world about something that he couldn't let anyone know.

He jumped into his truck and started the ignition and pulled out. As he passed the bus stop where Sam gets dropped off, so he slowed beside her and looked out the window.

"Wanna ride?" He asked. He saw the surprise on her face.

"Sure." She said as she climbed up.

"Are you busy this weekend?" He asked hopefully. His heart beating so loud and hard that he thought it wouldn't fit into his ribs much longer.

"Like for a date?" Sam asked, also not trying to sound hopeful.

"Ya," He said feeling the guilt seeping into his heart. "You don't have to. Just an idea." maybe she'll say no and then it could all be better again!

"I'd love to." She said instead feeling like she was flying on cloud 9. She couldn't believe it! Did Jake start thinking of her more than a friend? Oh gosh she hoped so!

"Great. How about Sarurday, at five?"

"Sounds good." She said, getting out at her house.

"'Kay...See you the..or tomorrow." He said stuttering. She nodded. Amusement in her eyes. As she walked into the house.

Jake watched her for a minute. Ooh boy, he was in deep.

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